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Continue reading →: August Book Wrap-UpThere was a wide variety of books this month. I highlighted the 4 and 5-star reads. Divine Rivals was SO GOOD. Historical magic with vengeful gods and charmed typewriters and rivals to lovers to… we’ll see what happens because it ended on a very not-fun cliffhanger and the next book…
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Continue reading →: Going Back to Save the FutureA note on ratings and opinions: I don’t set out to not like a book. I honestly try to only request ARCs that I think I’ll love. But sometimes, what I end up reading just does not work for me. I will always give credit for writing and ideas, but…
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Continue reading →: Nature as TherapistFor all that I probably could do to have a chat with a therapist (not that there is anything dramatically wrong with me, but I’m pretty sure there is enough there that could be conversation fodder), I tend to find myself turning to some form of nature to sit with…
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Continue reading →: I was an Angsty Young AdultBack with another poem from the archives. This one I did not change/revise. I still really like it. And apparently, I was an angsty young twenty-something (although to be honest, I still kinda am. Angsty, not twenty-something). Tango for the Blameless (2003) Te quiero amor grande, imposible Con todo su…
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Continue reading →: Revised, 20 Years LaterThe other day when I was tearing through my paper files looking for something for work, I found a folder of poems that I had forgotten about. They are all from a poetry elective I took back in college, and are dated 2003. 20 years ago (ouch, it made me…
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Continue reading →: Tattoo TourTattoos are very much one of those things that can elicit strong emotions. Honestly, growing up I never really thought about it too much, the idea of getting one, as I couldn’t imagine choosing something so permanent. I tended to love things and then eventually fall away from them. I…
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Continue reading →: If Life Were Book TropesMid-summer, turning your own love life into book tropes was a thing on Bookstagram. It was a cute way to take romance book tropes and make them your own. While I am currently unattached, I decided that taking part in the activity sounded like fun. So I did it using…
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Continue reading →: Making Spaces WorkI am a serial furniture rearranger. Whenever I get the urge to make a change, the first thing I do is change up my space. It’s a free way to make things feel new and fresh. It is sorta like taking your home and shaking it up like an Etch-a-Sketch,…
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I’m Jess
Scientist and educator by day. Bookworm and wannabe writer by night (and weekend). Forever a fan of fluffy blankets, mugs of coffee, candles, and living a cozy life.
